From July 6 to 8, leaders, experts, and decision makers gathered in Pará for the Carajás Roundtable. Organized by CEBRI and Vale, the event brought participants together for three days of discussions and technical visits, including experiences at the BioPark and the Autonomous Truck Mine.

Now in its second edition, the initiative returned with an even deeper focus on the critical issues shaping the future of the mining sector, including:

• Geopolitics: the impact of international relations and supply chain security;
• Decarbonization: goals and solutions for the energy transition;
• Critical Minerals: their strategic role in the global economy;
• The Future of Mining: innovation, technology, and sustainability.

 

AGENDA

July 7

09:00 - 09:10 | Opening speech by Gustavo Pimenta, Vale's CEO

09:10 - 09:20 | Opening speech by Luiz Idelfonso, Vice President of Board of Trustees, CEBRI

09:20 - 09:30 | Opening remarks by Aurelio Goiano, Mayor of Parauapebas

09:30 - 09:40 | Keynote speech: José Luiz Gordon, Director of Productive Development, Innovation and Foreign Trade, BNDES

09:40 - 10:00 | Keynote speech: Mines and Energy from Brazil Representative

10:00 - 10:20 | Executive dialogue: Vale's perspective on the day's discussions

• Rogério Nogueira, Executive Vice-president - Commercial and Development
• Vale Sami Arap, Executive Vice-president - Legal Affairs, Vale

10:20 - 11:50 | Roundtable 1: The Global Geopolitical Scene and the New Era of Industrial Transformation

• Moderated by Ambassador Marcos Caramuru, Member of the International Advisory Board at CEBRI

12:00 - 13:30 | Roundtable 2: The Strategic Role of Critical Minerals in the New Global Geopolitical Order

• Moderated by Clarissa Lins, Founding Partner at Catavento and CEBRI International Board

13:30 - 13:40 | Closing keynote speech

• Marcos Vinicius Chiliatto, ExecutiveDirector for Brazil at the World Bank

 

JULY 8

08:50 - 09:00 | Event kickoff and initial remarks

09:00 - 09:30 | Executive dialogue: Vale's perspective on the day's discussions

Carlos Medeiros, Executive Vice-president - Operations, Vale

Rafael Bittar, Executive Vice-president - Technical, Vale

09:30 - 10:50 | Roundtable 3 | Challenging sectors: decarbonizing the steel industry

Moderated by Sérgio Fernandes, Vale's Director of Product and Business Development 

10:50 - 10:55 | Break

10:55 - 12:05 Roundtable 4 | Artificial Intelligence and Innovation in Mining: Efficiency and Risk Management

Moderated by Alexandre Pigatti, Vale's Head of Artificial Intelligence and Data Democratization

12:05 - 12:15 | Closing speech by Wilfred Bruijn, Member of Vale's Board of Directors

12:15 - 12:20 | Closing remarks